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WHITWORTH COLLEGE WINTER 1965 VOLUME XXXII NUMBER 2 The Campanile Call is published quarterly at Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 99218, in an effort to reflect the quality and character of the college and to continue and improve sound and proper relations with its alumni and others interested in the advancement of private Christian higher education. Second class postage paid at Spokane, Washington, 99218. Issued four times yearly in February, May, August and November. VIRGIL GRIEPP, editor ALUMNI OFFICERS AR:--'OLD STUECKLE, '55, alumni director EDWARD UNICU1IE, '59, president ELWOOD WIDMER, 'S~> vice president MRS. DA Yl'o;E NIX, '46, secretary JOHN ROTH, JR., '40, trea,\Urer and representative, Board of Trustees BERT WEBBER, staff photographer Words for Work 2 The Ice Project 5 Lincoln: A Man of Faith? 7 The Failure of Love 10 Not By Might 14 The Road To Be Taken 18 The Omnipotence of God 22 Introduction to Music Fundamentals 24 Student Poetry 26 Pirate Sports 27 News 28 THE COVER Symbolic of indominatable courage against all odds, this antique steel engraving of Dr. George Frederick Whitworth typifies the stamina, dedi- cation and perseverance of the college founder and namesake. A man of myriad talents and interests- wagonmaster, educator, surveyor, minister, two-time president of the University of Washington-Dr. Whitworth was among the outstand- ing pioneers of the Northwest. Words For Work do to prepare a college for its opening, and then to stand atmosphere held together in community. This leads us to back and watch the interplay and dialogue between the the determination that at Whitworth College we shall in- scholarly faculty and the youth representing at cross-sec- tegrate the very finest kind of vigorous academic program tion of OUf world, is indeed real satisfaction. To arrive at with the very soundest, active, creative Christian atmos- a commencement and see the marked maturation of stu- phere. In this way we expect to be true to the tradition of dents once thought to be incorrigible or hopeless in pros- the reformers that there be "Knowledge in the light of the pect, is indeed a deep satisfaction. To witness the amaz- Gospel." In this way we shall prepare a large number of ing growth of a faculty person to status as a true master our graduates for graduate school. We shall prepare a teacher. This is indeed a great satisfaction. I trust this in- significant number of our graduates to enter directly into sight into some of the myths that surround academic ad- the life of the community with certain vocational compe- ministration will give you some idea of how I feel about tence. For all we trust we shall prepare a means to under- the task that is set before us. stand and enjoy the rich fullness of the life of learning. Now a word about the church-related college and the Along with understanding, wisdom. Along with facts, impact of Christian faith. When someone asks the ques- faith. Along with competence, character. So may we tion, "Why a Christian college?" or "Why Christian edu- blend human knowledge with divine wisdom. cation?", we would reply that the reformers wanted to As we polish the facets of our Diamond Celebration, produce "Knowledge in the light of the Gospel." With we hope and pray that we may be led into the future with this overall intent and demand, the Church has said that courage and keen creative insight. While the days of the along with other fine colleges and universities in our coun- past have been difficult and sometimes glorious, we feel try there will be church-related colleges based on certain the future will be more glorious still. fundamental beliefs: (1) That God is the Lord of all life I accept the challenge of the hour with the sure and and has made Himself known in Jesus Christ; (2) The certain knowledge that with your help and your interest Christian has a vocation in the world, which is the prin- and your guidance and your cooperation and by the con- cipal ground for Christian involvement in higher educa- tinued blessing of Almighty God we can move forward tion. It means that essential worldly tasks are the result of with confidence to high and holy achievement. the ordering of life by God and are part of the Christian's responsibility to the world; (3) Self-giving service is a Lead us, 0 Father, in the paths of peace; vital necessity to the continuation of human society. Con- Without Thy guiding hand we go astray, And doubts appall, and sorrows still increase; versation between faith and various fields of knowledge Lead us through Christ, the true and living Way. must be pursued continually. Other institutions may en- gage in that conversation if they will, but we believe that Lead us, 0 Father, in the paths of truth; the Church of Christ must carry on the dialogue in col- Unhelped by Thee, in error's maze we grope, leges related to the Church and guided by an openly While passion stains and folly dims our youth, And age comes on uncheered by faith or hope. avowed Christian purpose. In some institutions there may be limitations placed upon the encounter of faith with Lead us, 0 Father, in the paths of right; academic disciplines. The church-related college is one Blindly we stumble when we walk alone, place where it can go on without restraint. Involved in shadows of a darkening night; In the fulfillment of this destiny Whitworth sees two Only with Thee we journey safely on. communities operating on its campus within the same Lead us, 0 Father, to Thy heavenly rest, sphere. First, there is the academic community empha- However rough and steep the pathway be, sizing the knowledge part of the reformer statement, Through Joy or Sorrow, as Thou deemest best, "Knowledge in the light of the Gospel." This is our whole Until our lives are perfected in Thee. liberal arts tradition. This is based on our faculty, stu- dents, and the kind of curriculum through which we seem to learn together. The second is a Christian community. This fulfills the other part of the statement, "In the light of the Gospel." Here again we have faculty, student body, program, and 4 The Ice Project Certain very dilute solutions-solutions purer than drinking water-generate, when they freeze, an electric voltage. This voltage varies in magnitude from low values up to 20 and 30 volts and, in a few special cases, much higher. In Nature, electricity appears in the flash of light- ning from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth and the electrical storm is a phenomenon that excites man's won- FJtetmdt----j-t> --'---- der and fear. In the natural world, the earth is a great magnet and magnetism is a result of moving electric charge. Has freezing water and the accompanying electric charge separation anything to do with this magnetism? Also the Earth has polar caps of ice-can freezing water wouododplate------. U~"";d""'~;;J..L__ ,----.J be all, or even a part, of the cause of the earth's magnet- ism and the polar caps? A study of one aspect of this "ice project" has since been carried on in our laboratory on the Whitworth Figure 1. The Measuring Circuit Li'luid k, lllJJl H., Figure 2. A Multi-electrode Freezing Cylinder with copper bottom and Copper Electrodes at 2 mm Intervals. The "Lvcite" cylinder permits visual observation of the liquid-ice interface. by William G. Wilson As present chairman 0/ the Whitworth science division and associate professor of physics and engineering, Wilson began his "ice project" research in 1959 when he was invited as one 0/ a team of special scientists to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Wilson came to Whitworth in 1946 after a two-year stint with the U.S. Army Signal Corps. After earning his B.S. and M.S. in math-physics from the University 0/ Washington, the latter in 1924, he studied the next 18 years as a high school teacher in Reardan and Millwood, Washington. He is a Phi Beta Kappan and an active Kiwaniian. 5 1\ The lee Project campus. During 1961, 1962 and 1963, this work was a For further study of this freezing phenomenon, a new part of the Summer Science Training Programs for un- freezing cell was constructed having in the solution several usually talented high school juniors and seniors. These electrodes spaced at equal intervals above the cell bottom. teaching and research programs were made possible by (See Figure 2.) The potential differences between the the National Science Foundation financial grants and by cell bottom and each of the electrodes was measured and the cooperation of the College administration and the sci- recorded in rapid rotation. Such observations showed (a) ence faculty. An additional N.S.F. research grant to the that the maximum potential difference existed at first College made it possible for us to continue the investi- when the freezing rate was greatest; (b) that this poten- gation.